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J. W! STAYMAN.

, WOOD. SGRAPBR.

No. 439,699. Patented Nov.4, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. STAYMAN, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRY J.FUNK, OF SAME PLACE.

WOOD-SCRAPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 439,699, dated November4, 1890.

Application filed April 5, 1890. Serial No. 346,743. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN W. STAYMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wood-Scrapers; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked Ehereon,which form a part of this specifica- My invention relates to animprovement in scrapers for scraping wood.

My invention relates to that class of scrapers which are used forremoving grease, &c., from butchers meat-blocks, for erasing marks ongoods boxes, and other like purposes; and it consists in certain novelfeatures in the construction thereof, substantially as hereinafterdescribed, and particularly pointed out in the subjoined claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved scraper. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section of onesection of the clamp-head, and shows the hole in the latter for thehandle. Fig. at is a plan view of the blade.

My improved scraper differs from ordinary scrapers in having twohandles, one projecting from each section of the clamp-head at rightangles with the blade.

The object of the two handles is twofold: First, they allow the tool tobe drawn in either direction, thus reversing its movement in operating;second, as the tool is operated by grasping one handle in each hand, thescraper can thus be held down upon the surface operated upon with muchmore ease and with any desired amount of pressure, and at the same timethe additional handle is used to guide its movements. .In smoothing andfinishing the surfaces of wood-workwhich is to be polished by means ofthe additional handle the scraper can be held firmly to the surface andan even cut made throughout its movement without any danger of itsbounding or marring the wood and requiring a rope 5*0 suit the form ofthe surface may be used. Its

edges are square to allow the angles to do the cutting. .The blade A isclamped between two sections B B of a-clamp-head, and is held therein bymeans of bolts a a, which. pass through the whole, holes I) Z) beingmade in the blade for the purpose and to prevent the latter fromshifting from its position. Each of the sections B consists of a platehaving a plain inner surface abutting against the This is made of sheetmetal, simi-,15 5

blade and with a socket-piece d, projecting centrally at right anglesfrom the plate, into which a wooden handle O is. inserted. The bolts apass through the plates and blade on either side of the socket-piece d,and are secured by nuts. 0 are both made cylindrical, as best fitted tothe hand. They can, however, be made in other form, such as is bestsuited to the kind of work for which the scraper may be used.

By preference the handles 0 In Fig. 2 the clamp-head is shown as par- 3Otially opened, the bolts being unscrewed to exhibit the blade betweenthe sections and the course of the bolts.

' I claim as my invention-- 1. In a wood-scraper, the combination, with5 a blade, of two handles extending from opposite sides of said blade atright angles therewith, and means for rigidly securing the innerextremities of said handles to said blade.

2. In a scraper, the combination, with a 9 blade of two handles, oneupon either side of said blade, clamp-head sections carried by saidhandles, and means for rigidly holding said blade in position betweensaid sections.

3. In a scraper, the combination, with a blade, two handles projectingone from either side of said blade and each provided with a clamp-headsect-ion, said blade and sections having aligned perforations, of meanspassing through said perforations for locking said as and for thepurpose set forth. 10 blade between said sections. In testimony whereofI affix my signature in 4. In a scraper, the combination, with apresence of two Witnesses. 5 blade, of the two clamp-l1ead sections,each JOHN \V. S'IAYMAN,

of the latter having asoeket-piece projecting Witnesses:

clamp-head sections and said blade together,

therefrom, with a handle on opposite sides of l C. CONVERSE,

A. BRADFORD.

said blade, and bolts and nuts securing said

